Political tensions are sky high between Russia and Ukraine nowadays. Boxing tensions, specifically in heavier weight classes, are quite high as well. The confrontation between two fraternal nations reached its climax on Oct. 5 in 2013, when Alexander Povetkin’s ambitious challenge was effectively repelled by reigning heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko in an important, but mostly forgettable fight.

Now Povetkin (26-1, 18 KOs) is aiming to come back in early June to find where he goes from that disappointing (and even maybe career-defining) loss. Tonight it has been revealed that his rivalry with Ukrainian fighters might continue in a bout versus highly regarded heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glazkov (17-0-1, 11 KOs). It was earlier revealed that Povetkin plans his next fight on June 7 in Moscow.

“I’ve received an offer to fight Povetkin in early June. I was contacted by the organizers of Alexander’s next contest just two days ago”, said Glazkov, who is rated IBF #2, WBC #9 and WBO #13 and is coming off a major victory over former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek.

“It’s too early to say that this fight is done”, commented Nikolay Baklanov, a vice-president of Pushka Promotions, which co-promotes 2008 Beijing Olympics super heavyweight bronze medalist alongside Main Events. “But this is a very intriguing encounter, and we are very interested in it. Both Alexander and Vyacheslav are top-10 heavyweights right now, so that would be a great match-up for the fans”.

Good match-making, both are almost equally big and i think it will make for a good fight. When a short guy fights a mutch taller guy and bigger guy, chances are 90% that it will be a pain in the ass to watch. But these two should make for a good fight.

Solid heavyweight fight, I will take Povetkin because I think he is tough enough to take what Glazkov has and will end up dishing out more punishment.
If I am wrong I blame Malik Scott, I can't get that fight out of my head when I think about Glazkov, even though Povetkin is nothing like Scott.

[QUOTE=joe strong]this is a good fight but i'd have to go with povetkin because of experience. glazkov beat adamek but he was nearing the end. glazkov has some pop & povetkin hasn't faced a younger more powerful opponent yet so this will be very interesting to see. I hope it happens. still not su...